linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [media] dvb: negative value assigned to unsigned int in CDRXD().

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Date:	Wed, 7 Mar 2012 09:12:54 +0300
From:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:	santosh nayak <santoshprasadnayak@...il.com>
Cc:	mchehab@...radead.org, dheitmueller@...nellabs.com,
	hans.verkuil@...co.com, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [media] dvb: negative value assigned to unsigned int in
 CDRXD().

On Wed, Mar 07, 2012 at 09:11:03AM +0530, santosh nayak wrote:
> From: Santosh Nayak <santoshprasadnayak@...il.com>
> 
> In CDRXD(), Negative number is assigned to unsigned variable
> 'state->noise_cal.tdCal2.
> 
> Members of 'SNoiseCal' should be 'signed short'.
> 

In your changelogs could you please write something about how this
change will affect what the user sees.  That way users know if it
fixes something they care about and they will apply your patch.

regards,
dan carpenter


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